Head-covering



mm1', l R. H. TRESTED.

HEAD' COVERING.

170.257,787. Patented Mays, 1882 i my..

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UNITED STATES PATENTl OFFICE.

RICHARD H. TRESTED, OF GREENVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

H EAD-COVERING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,787, dated May 9, 1882.

Appncanminiea March 9,1852. (Model.) i

hat for ladies and childrens use,which is made from strips of fabric with nap on one or both sides, napped in imitation of plush, fur, sealskin, or beaver, and sewed together, either with or without straw or other braid.

In carrying out my invention I take a piece of fabric, made from cotton or other similar substance, having a nap on one or both sides, cut the same into strips of any desired width, then sew them intothe form of a hat. The strips can be one of fabric and one of straw or other braid,or the strips cut from fabric can be of different colors, thus making a hat of'a variety of shades, orl the straw braid can be one color and the fabric another, thus producing a very desirable hat at a very low cost, as a hat made from straw and fabric strips can be produced for about halt' the cost of a full strawbraid hat. After the strips are sewed intothe shapeof hat' desired it can be sized and blocked in the same manner as is usually practiced in the manufacture of hats or bonnets.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a sectional side view ot' a head-coverin g made according to my invention. Fig. 2'

is a section of two braids, as sewed together.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the lettera designates a strip of napped fabric, and the letter b a straw braid or a strip of any other material.

I am aware of hats having been made from napped fabric, made from one or more thickpiece or pieces of fabric. By this method only one color can be produced for the top and inside of the hat. By this method there is also a great waste of fabric in pulling over thedies to form the hat,

as all the trimmings, after the hat is produced, are useless, only for waste rags. By my method of cutting into strips and sewing all the fabric is used; also, the hat can be made into desirable colors by sewing each strip a different color, or I can sew up one strip of fabric and one of straw or other braid, thus producing a novelty obtained by no'other process.

I am aware that head-coverings have been com posed of annular connected 'bands of contrasting colors, said bands being made of felt or other unnapped fabric and straw alternately arranged, or all of said bands of one and the same material. Such, however, is not broadly claimed by me, and does not constitute my invention, as I construct a hat of connected strips of fabric and straw, the former' napped on one or both sides in imitation ot plush, fur, sealskin, or beaver, and to this my claims are restricted.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a hat made of strips of napped fabric, napped either on one or on both sides, sewed or pasted together.

2. A iadys or childs hat of strips of cotton, silk, or woolen napped fabric, napped either on one or both sides, and sewed into a hat alternating with strips of -straw or other braid, sized and blocked into shape, substantially as specified. y

3. The method herein described of making ladies7 and childrenshats from strips of fabric napped on one or both sides, or napped fabric and straw or other braid sewed or stuck together, sizing and blocking the same into shape, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

R. H. TRESTED.

[1.. s.] Witnesses:

W. HAUEE,

E. F. KASTENHUBEE. 

